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Next Gen Consultancy

Better decisions, seen from every angle. Next Gen Consultancy at Verve combines human understanding, cultural intelligence and AI - giving you the consumer, the category, and the culture in a single view. Whether you're segmenting your customer base, testing new creative ideas, exploring new product strategies, or imagining the customers of tomorrow - Verve's consultants have the tools and expertise to get you there.

Human Intelligence

For over 20 years, Verve has built a deep understanding of people. Not just what they say in research. What actually drives them - their behaviours, motivations, and the complex realities of their lives.

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Cultural Intelligence

But culture shifts. Categories get disrupted before brands can react. So, we built Cultural Intelligence in-house - a dedicated team of semioticians, cultural analysts and linguists who decode the forces shaping behaviour.

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Artificial Intelligence

Then came AI. We came to it early as insight specialists - building Verve Vero, our AI platform, to connect everything we know, make sense of complexity at scale and get to the thinking faster. Without ever losing sight of the humans at the centre of it.

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May 13, 2026

"Verve bring deep cultural insight and thought leadership. Their dedication and expertise make them an invaluable partner."

William Grants & Sons

May 13, 2026

"Verve has guided numerous strategic decisions. A fantastic strategic relationship."

E.ON Next

May 13, 2026

"Our Digital team change multi-million pound investment plans off the back of their data. We do better work because of our partnership with Verve."

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What we do

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Audience Understanding

Get beneath what customers say to what actually drives them - their motivations and cultural realities.

Brand Growth

Pinpoint where category, brand and competitive dynamics create real growth opportunity.

Ideation & Futures

Surface emerging trends, unmet needs and whitespace through a cultural intelligence lens.

New Product Development

Stress-test new products and propositions against real customer responses.

Comms Effectiveness

Sharpen communications by diagnosing what’s working and what isn’t.

FAQs

Does Verve do traditional research, or only VIPS?

Are VIPS for qual or quant research?

How are VIPS different from off-the-shelf or DIY personas?

How accurate are VIPS?

Do VIPS replace talking to real customers?

Can VIPS work alongside the research & data we already have?

Is Verve only for large global brands?

How do we get started with Verve?

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FAQs

Does Verve do traditional research, or only VIPS?

Are VIPS for qual or quant research?

How are VIPS different from off-the-shelf or DIY personas?

How accurate are VIPS?

Do VIPS replace talking to real customers?

Can VIPS work alongside the research & data we already have?

Is Verve only for large global brands?

How do we get started with Verve?

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FAQs

Does Verve do traditional research, or only VIPS?

Are VIPS for qual or quant research?

How are VIPS different from off-the-shelf or DIY personas?

How accurate are VIPS?

Do VIPS replace talking to real customers?

Can VIPS work alongside the research & data we already have?

Is Verve only for large global brands?

How do we get started with Verve?

Talk To Us

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